Origin of to kill two birds with one stone?

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This is a chinese saying: yi shi er niao (一石二鳥)which literally translates to "one stone two birds". There is also another chinese saying that goes yi jian shuang diao (一箭雙雕)which translates to "one arrow double vultures", the usage of which is the same.

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